Virtual Reality (VR) is a tool planners can use to help visualize changes in our communities. Proposals like road diets, rezonings, or the creation of park spaces, among many others, can all be aided with the use of VR. For WMPF's first Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Webinar, New Rochelle’s Deputy Commissioner of Economic Development, Jorge Ventura, will discuss New Rochelle’s experience using VR and how it can be applied in other communities.

Join the 2024 American Planning Association New York Metro Chapter Annual Conference on October 16, 2024, at the NYU Kimmel Center. This year’s theme, “Planning in an Era of Change: Past Lessons, Emergent Issues, Future Adaptations”, focuses on shaping the future of suburban transit and sustainability. Attendees will engage in expert panels, interactive workshops, and earn continuing education credits. Early bird pricing ends in September, so don’t wait! Limited community tickets are also available. Secure your spot today and be part of the conversation on transforming transit for the future.

This year’s joint conference explores multiple perspectives and engages local and global thought-leaders to reframe the conversation from identifying current challenges to exploring examples of how integrated planning and design could bring resolution.

Join us for the LGBT Historic Sites Project Walking Tour & Reception, organized by the APA – New York Metropolitan Chapter, in partnership with APA – LGBTQ & Planning National Division, NYC Department of City Planning, Queer Urbanists, and Stantec.

On June 7th, the APA Long Island Section will hold the annual Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship Breakfast at the Molloy College Suffolk Center in Amityville. This year we will highlight a program on Drive Electric (1 Sustainability & Resiliency CM Credit requested) and the scholarship winners will share their experiences from mobile workshops they attended during the APA National Conference in Minneapolis this April.

Anthony Drummond, Senior Planner for HPD will lead a discussion on NYC/NYS housing issues that may include: City of Yes for Housing Affordability, State budget housing items, impact of Brooklyn’s Comprehensive plan.

Join the planning community of the Lower and Mid-Hudson Valley at our first annual holiday party

Hors D’Ouevres will be served and an open bar serving beer, wine and a special holiday cocktail will be available to all who attend. Parking is available at the Municipal Lots on Fair Street and Front Street.